JaBbA's Hut

Close, but no cigar. An eBay phishing email I caught this morning looks pretty good but with just a little tweaking could have been better.

The tone is appropriately serious to instill the fear and doubt needed to get people to let down their guard. But the phrasing isn't quite right. Mostly changes in tense, and a paragraph that begins with a lower case letter:

We regret to inform you that if you did not re-update your account information your eBay account will be suspended for a period of 3-4 days and as result it will be terminated.

and we also regret to inform you that if you don't re-update your account you have to register a new one and this will require a new registration fee.

I love the false appropriation of Authority, referencing the User Agreement. How many people could actually tell you if there even is a Section 9?

For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us.

The Citibank phish emails continue, only slightly slowed. And people keep clicking on them.